History Of Medicine Society To Hold Annual Dinner April 12th

March 14, 2018CrainMedia

LITTLE ROCK — The public is invited to the Society for the History of Medicine and Health Professions’ annual dinner and lecture from 6-9 p.m. April 12 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

The meeting will be held in room 1180/1190 of the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, 629 Jack Stephens Drive. Parking is available in the Institute on Aging’s parking lot next to the building.

Abby Burnett, an independent researcher and journalist, will present the lecture “Gone to the Grave: Burial Customs of the Arkansas Ozarks, 1850-1950.” Burnett’s book on the subject will be available for purchase.

Cost for the event is $55, which includes a reception at 6 p.m., with dinner and a business meeting following at 6:30 p.m. Burnett’s lecture begins at 7:15 p.m.

Reservations are required and must be made by April 5 by sending a check to the Historical Research Center, UAMS Library, 4301 W. Markham St., Slot 586, Little Rock, AR 72205-7199.

Student tickets cost $40. There are a limited number of student scholarships to attend the dinner and lecture. For more information, contact Timothy G. Nutt, director of the Historical Research Center, at 501-686-6735 or tgnutt@uams.edu.

Society members, campus supporters and community guests are welcome. Dress is business casual.

The annual dinner and lecture is co-sponsored by the UAMS Library’s Historical Research Center.

The society provides support for the Historical Research Center in the UAMS Library. It awards an annual research grant to encourage research into the history of the health sciences in Arkansas. Other projects include the conservation of rare and classic books in the center. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in preserving the history of UAMS and medicine in Arkansas.

UAMS is the state’s only health sciences university, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; hospital; northwest Arkansas regional campus; statewide network of regional centers; and seven institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, Myeloma Institute, Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Psychiatric Research Institute, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging and Translational Research Institute. It is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has 2,834 students, 822 medical residents and six dental residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 10,000 employees, including 1,200 physicians who provide care to patients at UAMS, its regional campuses throughout the state, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, the VA Medical Center and Baptist Health. Visit www.uams.edu or www.uamshealth.com. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or Instagram.